everyday's a circus day

The circus has left town - Circus Contraption, that is - and headed back to Seattle, leaving behind enough inspiration to last quite a while. Even an inadequate or incompletely-realized performance can stir one's own ideas, but the repeated viewing of something this amazing has the power to pop open the top of my head. I saw the show five times; each experience revealed more detail and sent  me home with more ideas about music, about the nature of performance, about stories. It has been the gift that keeps on giving.
Now, my manifestation of these inspirations will probably bear little resemblance to anything I saw these extraordinary folks do. If you are hoping to catch me on a trapeze, those hopes must be dashed. Vocalese, yes; trapeze, no. But seeing and hearing their creative efforts stimulates my own. Energy calls forth more energy.
Who knows what will come of it? Stay tuned.